The Leadership Councils build and maintain relationships at the county level to increase local engagement with the Red Cross mission. Members also explore how the Red Cross can best serve our Bay Area communities.
Interim Council Chair:
Briana Taylor, American Red Cross of the Bay Area
Members:
Sherilynn Aylesworth
Brentt J. Blaser, Emergency Manager, Alameda County OES
Lorena Briseno, Special Projects and Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, Alameda County Social Services Agency
Felicia Bryant-Wanzo, Fire Marshall, City of Oakland
Varsha Clare, Volunteer, American Red Cross
Harry Hartman, Volunteer, American Red Cross
Wellington Jackson, Director, Bay EMT
Lynn Nowak, Disaster Co-Chair, American Red Cross
Gregory Portillo
Araina Richards, Neighborhood Services Supervisor, City of Oakland
Cyndi Stanfield, Disaster Co-Chair, American Red Cross
Katie Sullivan, Disaster Program Manager - Alameda County, American Red Cross
Douglas Wong
Red Cross Employee Support:
Joanna Liao, Account Specialist, Donor Services Recruitment, American Red Cross
Hanna Malak, Regional CEO, Northern California Coastal Region, American Red Cross
Council Contact:
Briana Taylor, briana.taylor2@redcross.org
Council Chair:
Stan Massie, Northern California Coastal Region, American Red Cross
Members:
Colleen Awad, Senior District Representative, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 4
Susan Bain, Director of Internal Operations, Contra Costa County Employment Human Services
Trish Bierne, Emergency & Volunteer Services Manager, City of Concord
Sonia Bustamante, Chief of Staff, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 1
Ed Carney, Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety, Contra Costa Community College District
Suzanne Garrett, Disaster Chair - Contra Costa County, American Red Cross
Stephen Griswold, District Representative, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 3
Hisham Hamdy, Operations Director, Contra Costa/Solano Food Bank
Michelle Heckle, Director of Emergency Management, University of California San Francisco
Gayle Israel, Chief of Staff, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 2
Rick Kovar, Emergency Operations Center Director, Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services
Natalie Manier, Disaster Program Manager - Contra Costa County, American Red Cross
Vincent Manuel, Deputy Chief of Staff, Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, District 5
Aaron McCalister, Deputy Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Renee Morgan, City Council, Town of Danville
Brian Oftedal, Advisory Fire Commission-Contra Costa County Fire, Fire Commissioner
Beatriz Portillo, Emergency Operations Center Coordinator, Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services
Danny Scherer, Logistics Manager, Monument Crisis Center
Tony Semenza, Director, Community Awareness Emergency Response
Andrew “Drew” Sorley, Routine Maintenance Manager, Chevron
Marla Stuart, Director, Contra Costa County Employment Human Services
Gerald Tamayo, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Contra Costa County Health
Briana Taylor, American Red Cross of the Bay Area, American Red Cross
Colene Trinterud, Rossmoor Emergency Preparedness Organization, Rossmoor
Miki Tsubota, Assistant General Manager-Engineering and Construction, Contra Costa Water
Marcus Walton, Chief Communications Officer, Contra Costa County Office of Education
Rolanda Wilson, Owner, Sound Investments
Red Cross Employee Support:
Hanna Malak, Regional CEO, Northern California Coastal Region, American Red Cross
Janaye Silva, Account Manager, Donor Recruitment, American Red Cross
Council Contact:
Stan Massie, stan.massie@redcross.org
Council Chair:
Zeien Cheung, Global Deal Strategy and Strategy Programs, Co-Founder of Asians Are Strong, Amazon Web Services
Members:
Mark Aquino, Program Director, Workforce, Young Community Developers, Inc.
Micaiah Bell, Disaster Program Manager - San Francisco, American Red Cross
Culbert Chu, San Francisco Police Department, Central Station
Carlos Gayton, Lieutenant, City College of San Francisco
Michelle Heckle, Director/Division Commander – Homeland Security Emergency Management, UCSF Police Department
Hope Kaye, Director, Office of Emergency Services, San Francisco State University
Ray Kim, Senior Vice President, California Bank & Trust
Jesus Jaime “JJ” Lara, Learning and Development, Oracle
Mariana Maguire, Public Relations Officer, External Communications, Marketing & Outreach, San Francisco MTA
John McKnight, San Francisco Human Rights Commission
Eleanor Najjar, American Red Cross of the Bay Area
Dustin Novo, Captain, Station 43, San Francisco Fire Department
Jolinda Sim, Volunteer, American Red Cross
Mario Vasquez, Chief of Police, City College of San Francisco
Sean Wilkenfeld, CHP Sergeant, Transportation Management Center
Red Cross Employee Support:
Joanna Liao, Account Specialist, Donor Services Recruitment, American Red Cross
Hanna Malak, Regional CEO, Northern California Coastal Region, American Red Cross
Council Contact:
Zeien Cheung, zeien.cheung@redcross.org
